Question

“The development of nationalism did not come about only through wars and territorial expansion. Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation.” Elaborate upon the statement

Answer 1

the development of nationalism did not come only through wars and territorial expantion .culture also play an important role in creating the idea of nation:art and poetry,stories and music helped express and shape nationalist feeling.
*let us look romanticisum ,a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of  nationalist sentiment.
*romantic artists and poets generally criticised the glorification of reason and science and focused instead on emotions,intuition and mystical feeling
*teir effect was to create a sence of a shared collective heritage ,a common cultural past and the basis of nation

Answer 2

Answer:

The development of nationalism did not come only through wars and territorial expantion .culture also play an important role in creating the idea of nation:art and poetry,stories and music helped express and shape nationalist feeling.

*let us look romanticisum ,a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of  nationalist sentiment.

*romantic artists and poets generally criticised the glorification of reason and science and focused instead on emotions,intuition and mystical feeling

*teir effect was to create a sence of a shared collective heritage ,a common cultural past and the basis of nation